MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 66.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 289 88% 168 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 818 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8731) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 110 Parallax 123 101% 119 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK512TDL 512GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: M5MU000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 480 483 483 395 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 489 Mixed 408 SusWrite 447 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 50.2 173% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 364 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 168GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 102 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 103 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDR1 Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 25.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 24.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 57: 7R 7G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	20%	75	324	255	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

History: Score 48: 6R 3G 9B | Score 61: 7R 6G 8B | Score 68: 7R 8G 9B | Score 57: 7R 7G 1B

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $140Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16